GENUKI: York

Hugh Murray has set up a site for York Cemetery. The Cemetery opened in 1837.
- The main site contains general information about the cemetery, along with Cultural events and the Educational Service.
- There is a Genealogy Office which deals with enquiries. See also their companion website York Cemetery Genealogy.

Here are photographs York Minster (St. Peter's). This is a very difficult church to photograph as it is so large and has a considerable number of trees close to it (also not helped by the thunderstorm!):
- The front and main entrance.
- another view of the front.
- a higher view of the front.
- The north side.
- The back. (The Church's website is here.)
- The south side.
- the south side looking towards the West.
- An aerial view taken in 1984.
- An aerial view taken in July 1984 after the fire.
- Another view taken in July 1984 after the fire.
Here are photographs of some of the non-Church of England churches in the City of York. You will also find some in the relevant parishes listed above:
- The Central Methodist Church, York. (With short history). (The Church's website is here.)
- The Baptist Church, York. (With short history).
- The Trinity Methodist Church, York. (With short history).
- The Unitarian Chapel, York. (With short history).
  - The sign at the Unitarian Chapel
- An old drawing of the Unitarian Chapel, York.
- The United Reformed Church, York. (With short history).
- The Rock Church, York. (With short history).
- The Quaker Friend's meeting house, York. (With short history).
- The ex-Elim Pentecostal Church building, York. (With short history). (The Church's website is here.)
- St. George's Roman Catholic Church, York. (With short history).
- St. Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Church, York. (With short history). (The Church's website is here.)
- The Southlands Methodist Church, York. (With short history).

York Minster
- York Minster occupies the land between Deangate and High Petergate in the centre of York. The Minster began as St Peter's Chapel, a typical small, wooden Anglo-Saxon construction which was built especially for the baptism of King Edwin of Bernicia & Deira on Easter Sunday in 627. Almost immediately afterwards, Edwin ordered that this chapel should be rebuilt in stone on the same site. This work was probably completed during the reign of King (and Saint) Oswald (633-642).
  Over time it was enlarged, surviving the Viking occupation of the city in 867 and the subsequent Scandinavian kingdom which held Yorkshire until 954. It was badly damaged by fire in 1069 when the Normans finally took control of the city from its Anglo-Saxon defenders. Something is known of the early versions of York Minster, but so far no archaeological evidence of them has been uncovered. The Normans built a completely new Minster, removing the old one entirely.
  The Norman Minster was built on a fresh site to replace the old fire-damaged Saxon Minster. Around 1080, Thomas of Bayeux became archbishop of York and started building a cathedral that would grow into the present Minster. Work was completed around 1100, and the base of some of its distinctive columns can be seen today in the Undercroft. There was a fire in 1137, after which the church was enlarged at both ends, although perhaps not as a direct result of the fire. In 1215 Walter Gray became archbishop of York. He began transforming the Norman church into the present Minster. The south and north transepts were added, although not completed before his death. In 1291 work began on the nave (at the western end), completed by about 1360. Then the Lady Chapel was added to the east end and the quire was completed by about 1405. In 1407 the central tower collapsed and work on its replacement was not finished until 1433.
  Between 1433-1472 the western towers were added and the work was finally completed. Between 1472-1829 the Minster changed very little. In February 1829, Jonathan Martin deliberately started a fire in the quire which destroyed the entire east end roof and timber vault and all the wooden furniture. Eleven years later a second, accidental, fire destroyed the nave roof and vault. On 9 July 1984 fire broke out in the south transept after the Minster had been hit by lightning.
  St Mary-ad-Valvas probably lay alongside the early Minster. Nothing is known of its foundation, and it is not mentioned until 1329, by which time the work on the modern Minster was well underway and parish churches were proliferating throughout York. Perhaps considered more as a chapel at the Minster doors (and hence perhaps the name, 'ad-Valvas'), it was demolished in 1365 'to enlarge the walks about the Minster', and the benefice was united with St John-del-Pyke. [by The History Files]
A transcript of York Baptist Church History
A transcript of York Congregational Church History
A transcript of York-St Saviours Gate Congregational Church History
A transcript of York-Lendal Chapel Congregational Church History
A transcript of Salem Chapel Congregational Church History

A list of Burials in York Minster between 1634 and 1836 transcribed by Colin Hinson from the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 1870.
A list of entries for Marriages in York Minster between 1681 and 1765 in the Minster Registers has been transcribed by Colin Hinson from the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 1870, complete with Bride and Groom indexes.

Garry Stockdill's Yorksview website contains a description and photographs of York.

Transcript of Kelly's Directory of York for 1901 done in 1981 by John Lindley. This transcript contains only those streets within the city walls. The grid references are not based on the O.S. maps, but on a mythical point of origin somewhere in Clementhorpe and were produced by John. Streets A to L, and streets M to Z.
More of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
More of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the White's Directory of 1840, Yorkshire section.

There is further information about York edited from various 19th century sources.
There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835,, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750, Yorkshire extracts.

A transcription of the History of York from Baines's Yorkshire. This is a large and fairly detailed History, from before the Romans to 1823.

For a detailed map of The Parishes of City of York see this parish boundaries map.
For a detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

The World War I Memorial to the Choir Boys in York Minster.
The World War I Memorial Plaque to the Officers of the West Yorks Regiment in York Minster.
The World War I Memorial Plaque to the Officers and Men of the West Yorks Regiment in York Minster.
The Boer War Memorial to John Gerald Wilson C.B. in York Minster.
The Boer War Memorial Plaque in York Minster.
The Memorial Plaques to Major Gen. Warren and Sir Frederick Kitchener in York Minster.
The Memorial Plaques to Sir Herbert Watts and Sir William Fry in York Minster.
The War Memorial for the men who died in the South African War in 1899 - 1902.
The List of Archbishops in York Minster.
The List of the Deans of York in York Minster.

The Guild of Freemen of the City of York exists for the benefit of all freemen of York and to maintain the heritage of the gift of freedom in the city. It is hoped that the gild web site will become a valuable resource for gild members, other freemen of York (and elsewhere) and interested non-freemen wherever they might live.
This parish is covered by the following Society:
- The City of York and District FHS

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